Political Crisis in Pakistan: 37 Members Exit Imran Khan’s Party
Pakistan’s Former Prime Minister Imran Khan is facing a major political crisis as dozens of members recently exited his party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). The mass departure includes several senior leaders and founding members of the party who have cited various reasons for their departure.
On 9th May 2023 after the illegal arrest of Imran khan from Islamabad high court the series of abductions started and almost 34 members of PTI were taken into custody by Punjab police.
- The official workers of PTI who were arrested includes
- Senior vice president Fawad Chaudhry
- Information secretary and spokesperson Shireen Mazari
- Former provincial minister Fayazul Hassan Chohan
- Ex-MPA Abdul Razaq Khan Niazi
- Ex-MPA Makhdoom Iftikharul Hassan Gillani
- Ex-MPA Mian Jaleel Ahmed Sharaqpuri
- Ex-MNA Khawaja Qutab Fareed Koreja
- Founding member Aamer Mahmood Kiani
- Chaudhry Wajahat Hussain
- Former federal minister Malik Amin Aslam
- PTI West Punjab President Faizullah Kamoka
- Ex-PTI central deputy secretary general for Islamabad Dr Muhammad Amjad
- Former Punjab MPA Jalil Sharqpuri
- Former Punjab MPA Syed Saeedul Hassan
- PTI West Punjab President Faizullah Kamuka
- Ex-MPA Makhdoom Syed Iftikhar Hasan Gilani
- Ex-MPA Saleem Akhtar Labar
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- Former provincial minister Dr Hisham Inamullah Malik
- Ex-KP government spokesperson Ajmal Wazir
- MNA Usman Tarakai
- MNA Malik Jawad Hussain
- Ex-KP minister Muhammad Iqbal Wazir
- Ex-MNA Usman Tarakai
- MPA Bilal Ghaffar
- MNA Jay Prakash
- Sindh MPA Omar Omari
- PTI Sindh Vice President Mehmood Moulvi
- PTI Karachi President Aftab Siddiqui
- MPA Syed Zulfiqar Ali Shah
- MPA Sanjay Gangwani
- MPA Dr Imran Shah
- Secretary General Asad Umer
- Ex-provincial minister Mubeen Khilji
According to reports they were all taken to Adiala jail and after their release all of the mentioned workers quit PTI (Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf), abandoning Imran Khan.
This massive withdrawal of workers from PTI has raised concerns about the stability and unity of Imran Khan’s government which may lead to further instability within the country’s political landscape. With this respective situation there are growing fears that this could impact progress towards achieving socio-economic objectives set forth by PTI.
On Tuesday in Islamabad, while speaking to reporters Imran Khan said:
“People are not quitting, they are being forced to leave the party at gunpoint,” he said. “Political parties cannot be dismantled through such tactics.”
In response to these departures, Imran Khan took to twitter to express his views on the matter. He stated that
“We had all heard about forced marriages in Pakistan but for PTI new phenomenon has emerged, forced divorces.
Also wondering where all the human rights organizations in the country disappeared have.”
The situation remains fluid with more developments expected in coming days. It remains uncertain how Imran Khan will navigate through this crisis, Although he’s still hopeful for a better future.
